Statement from York Human Rights City Network

Dec 2, 2021 | News

The York Human Rights City Network has released a statement following City of York Council’s decision to remove the footstreets exemption offered to disabled badge holders. Read the full statement here. Excerpts from the statement are below: “The York...

York Poverty Truth Commission – Initial Conversations

Nov 30, 2021 | News

In October 2021, we held two initial meetings (one online and one in person) to begin to understand what might be needed in York from a Poverty Truth Commission (PTC). There are other PTC’s across the country, but we wanted to understand what one might look like...

VCSE Forum – Next steps for York’s VCSE Sector

Oct 19, 2021 | News

On the 30th September, we held a VCSE Forum in order to understand the next steps for sector. A number of reports were presented to give attendees a snapshot of how the VCSE Sector is currently operating, and to generate important conversations around findings: 1) The...

United Nations International Day of Charity – ‘Global Solidarity to Eradicate Poverty’

Sep 3, 2021 | Community news, Latest News, News, York CVS news

Sunday 5 September is International Day of Charity. A day to ‘mobilise people, NGOs, and stakeholders all around the world to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities’, with a particular focus on ‘Global Solidarity to Eradicate...

Guest Blog – 50 more Scouting volunteers needed in York over the next 12 months

Aug 24, 2021 | Community news, News, York CVS news

Scouting is #GoodForYou By Nigel White, District Commissioner, York Ebor Scouts We want to recruit 50 more Scouting volunteers in York over the next 12 months to help young people bounce back from the impacts of COVID! Research has proven that Scouting has positive...

New programme of support for Chairs, Trustees and the organisations you lead

Aug 23, 2021 | Community news, Latest News, News, York CVS news

We are delighted to announce that with the generous support of the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust’s York Committee Funder Plus programme, we are able to bring you a new programme of support for Chairs, Trustees and the organisations you lead. Whether you are an...